
Crucial Choices: O’Malley, Dressen, and Reese Rolled the Dice in Brooklyn
Charlie Dressen. (SABR-Rucker Archive)
As soon as…

Assessing the Accuracy of Runs Created: Comparing Outside and Inside Aggregation Methods
Any accuracy assessment of Bill James’s Runs Created (RC) requires…

Using Z-Scores to Measure Player Performance
In recent years, statistics have been developed to facilitate…

Infield Hit Model, Part 2: Use the Whole Field, Hit Line Drives
Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals (Trading Card Database)
Tom…

Josh Gibson’s Place in History: A Statistical Analysis
Had he been able to play a 154-game schedule every season,…

More than a Sport: Early Developments of Baseball in Lawrence, Kansas
Vinland baseball team circa 1920. (Kenneth Spencer Research…

The Original Cactus League
Warren Ballpark in Bisbee, Arizona, has hosted baseball games…

The Impact of Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) on MLB Batting Performance
Catcher Wilson Ramos is one of many athletes who have undergone…

It’s Supposed to Be Hard: Why It’s Harder to Get an Orchestra Job than to Play Professional Baseball
“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone…

Henry Chadwick Award: Rob Fitts
ROB FITTS (1965– ) created a new branch of scholarship around…

Henry Chadwick Award: Gary Gillette
GARY GILLETTE (1952– ) has spent four decades contributing…

Henry Chadwick Award: Richard Malatzky
In the early days of SABR, many of its most skilled researchers…

Editor’s Note: Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal
I have news about the publications department here at SABR.…

Introduction: The 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox: Grinders and Gamers
Chicago is a city with many nicknames. Its “Windy City”…

Jerry Reinsdorf: Champagne Toasts and Cemeteries
You saw the evidence across every cemetery in Chicago. White…

2005 Chicago White Sox: Local and national media cover the breaking of another so-called curse
ESPN Radio Chicago Sports Anchor and Talk Show Host Tom Shaer…

Grinding and Believing: A Recipe for Success on a Historic 2005 White Sox Journey
Driving along the oft-congested Chicago expressways in 2005,…

How the 2005 Chicago White Sox were built
During their 11-1 run through the postseason that followed a…

Appendix: Scoreboard Numbers vs. Uniform Numbers: The 1931–34 Detroit Tigers and the Letter of the Law
This is the online appendix for Herm Krabbenhoft's article, "Scoreboard…

Appendix: Infield Hit Model, Part 2: Use the Whole Field, Hit Line Drives
This is the online appendix to Donald Slavik's article, "Infield…

Settling the Score: The Story of the First Congressional Baseball Game in 1909
This article was published in the SABR Deadball Era Committee’s…

Q&A with author Norman Macht
This article was published in the SABR Deadball Era Committee’s…

Introduction: Ottawa Baseball From 1865 to 2025
Spring in Ottawa Taunts. It teases and tantalizes, offering…

Foreword: Ottawa Baseball From 1865 to 2025
It was a time of hopes and dreams. When the Ottawa Lynx played…